ACLU FORCES TOWN To Remove Cross From Christmas Tree…What People Did Next Is Awesome! [Video]

Dec 13, 2016

More and more of this will be happening because of the PC police aka the ACLU. A town in Indiana was forced to remove the cross from the top of their Christmas tree so the people decided to hand out crosses and hang them all over town…

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a central Indiana town over the display of a cross as part of its Christmas decorations.

“It is with regret and sadness that the Knightstown Town Council has had the cross removed from the Christmas tree on the town square and is expected to approve a resolution at the next council meeting stating they will not return the cross to the tree,” the council said in a Facebook post.

The council cites its inability to afford fighting a legal battle with the American Civil Liberties Union, a representative stated in an email to IndyStar.

The Indianapolis Star reported that the ACLU’s Indiana chapter and Knightstown resident Joseph Tompkins argue that the Christian symbol on display in the Knightstown town square violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit is seeking for removal of the cross, monetary damages and declaration that the cross display violates the First Amendment.

CBS affiliate WTTV reported that the suit alleges that the Latin cross “is the preeminent symbol of Christianity, representing the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus.” So if the display is religious, the suit argues, it has no business on town property.

Court documents say that the illuminated cross is atop a large evergreen tree and has for a number of years. The documents say there are no other holiday decorations on the square.